Calamity Dragon, Starting with the Cultivation of Knight Families

Chapter 87 Qualification Selection, Defying Fortune (33)
[Everyone joins in! The second round of real-world game testing qualifications will be drawn soon!]

The Western State People's Union stated: Ordinary citizens should not participate; let officials go first.

[The Central Continent People's Federation stated: Seniors are advised not to participate; all young people are encouraged to participate, with priority given to those with gaming experience.]

The East Continent People's Federation stated: Cherish every moment, and leave the rest to fate.

The Southern Continents Federation of People's Associations stated: Seniors also have the right to participate in the eligibility lottery, encouraging them to experience a second spring in their lives.

[The North Continent People's Union stated: Stop joking. Your words are useless, even cutting off the internet won't work, unless you confiscate all electronic devices, but that probably won't work either, in case they project directly into your mind.]

"The above is my detailed interpretation of the five major districts of the People's League's suggestions to citizens, which are concise and to the point."

Downstairs in the apartment complex, after a good night's rest, Lin Ke watched a cheerful streamer passionately talking on a live broadcast, feeling like he was performing a stand-up comedy routine.

Inside the "fly" restaurant, Lin Ke was eating a plate of twice-cooked pork with green peppers and a side of bok choy, while watching videos with great interest.

"1.5 billion game accounts, but in real life I have to eat at hole-in-the-wall restaurants, it's tough!"

It was already past 5:30, the end of the workday.

The residential area is close to a commercial street across the street, so there was quite a lot of foot traffic at this time.

Many young people renting apartments are either gathering in groups of three or five with rice bowls, or like Lin Ke, ordering several dishes and even drinks, all excitedly discussing the second round of qualification tests for the real game.

"Damn it, those aunties working in the neighborhood and community are shameless! Now they're handing out eggs and telling the elderly to come and draw a spot too! I'm speechless. Even if an elderly person wins, isn't that a waste of a spot? Do they even know how to play games? I'm impressed."

A young man at the next table was speaking loudly and was excitedly saying something that left him speechless.

"Huh? There's such a thing? You saw it?!"

"Absolutely! When I passed that intersection on my way home from get off work, it was packed with people! And they were even holding banners! Like, 'One person wins a prize, the whole family benefits,' they really know how to cause trouble!"

"What's so special about this? My crappy company even told us to work overtime together and draw lots for qualifications, saying that whoever gets the qualification can become a supervisor. Screw that stupid supervisor position, do I even want it? If I had the qualifications, I could go anywhere else! I'd rather join the Countermeasures Bureau!"

"Don't even mention me, nobody in the company talks to that idiot boss!"

"Haha, that's how it is. After all, this kind of thing concerns one's future. Our company's senior executives don't pay any attention to the boss. They just quietly tell us to hurry up and leave as soon as we get off work."

"Looks like it's all the same! At times like this, no one's words matter. That's human nature, haha."

The six young people all laughed when they got to this point in their conversation.

Lin Ke couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.

Yes, that's right. There are still banners from the community posted at the entrance of the residential area.

The East Continent People's Federation is now completely ignoring this matter, and they've even stopped issuing announcements, leaving everything to the spontaneous actions of each locality.

After all, this kind of thing is a huge test of human nature; whatever you post can easily be misinterpreted.

If the People's Federation issues an announcement, those below will take it as gospel and cause all sorts of trouble. It's better not to issue one at all.

Therefore, it was the Allied Headquarters of the Five Continents that spoke about this matter.

That is, everyone is a citizen of the United People's League, and everyone has the right to privacy and personal freedom. No one may force citizens of the United People's League to participate in the lottery for the sake of real game qualifications.

At the same time, the Federation of People's Unions will accept complaints about this matter. In short, during this special period, anyone who dares to outwardly comply but inwardly defy will be severely punished.

In addition, the Human Union Headquarters announced that players who have been selected are welcome to join the regional countermeasures bureaus. Each regional countermeasures bureau will provide each player who joins the bureau with a brain team to assist in the game.

Furthermore, it was stated that in the face of the reality of extraordinary rise, the United People's Federation needs the strength of every citizen to overcome the difficulties together, and so on.

It's very simple, and it's the same old thing.

But you know what, quite a few young people these days actually fall for this.

Being easily swayed by gentle persuasion but not by force is a common trait among most people.

After all, the SUPP did not issue any coercive measures this time, which gave the citizens a great deal of support.

In terms of winning hearts and minds, the People's Federation did a good job this time.

Lin Ke listened to the conversations of the people around him as a form of entertainment.

At that moment, the restaurant owner suddenly stood at the door and shouted.

"Handsome guys and beautiful ladies, it's 5:50 now. From now on, we won't be cooking or taking orders. Please come back in 20 minutes. You all know what I mean! I hope you can understand! Sorry."

The owner spoke with a smile, and those dining in the restaurant, even those about to order, all laughed.

"I understand, haha."

"Haha, boss, if you don't sell anything in these twenty minutes, you'll lose hundreds of dollars, right? If you don't even get a chance to grab one, you'll be in big trouble."

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A group of people were making a fuss.

The boss just smiled and said a few words before running off to the kitchen. No doubt, he was going to start constantly checking his phone.

Seeing this, Lin Ke felt inexplicably good.

The aftermath of the real-life game did not cause much disruption in the present reality.

In fact, because the Human Rights Alliance's actions were so well-executed, many people didn't even bother to hide it.

Needless to say, many people are now openly waiting to grab the qualification, and once they get it, they will definitely go to the People's Federation Countermeasures Bureau to report for duty.

Of course, there are definitely lone wolf players as well.

Maybe it's a 50/50 split!

But those who are still dining out or even gathering together at this time are definitely not included in this category.

These people clearly trust the People's Alliance a lot and don't even want to be 'rats in the shadows'.

Ultimately, it all comes down to the effective promotion by numerous online streamers, video creators, and even official videos!

It has indeed affected a large number of people, both overtly and covertly.

Clearly, the People's Federation has been working hard in places that most people can't see!

But rather than the potential frenzy of people crowding the streets when game qualifications are distributed, Lin Ke would much rather see the current relaxed atmosphere as it is now.

This is, after all, their home planet, their own people.

If they were to experience the chaos and even the deaths of many in the game world, it was something Lin Ke truly didn't want to see. Humans are made of flesh and blood, and Lin Ke harbored no ill will, which is why he felt this way.

It might not be the same for someone else.

With a smile, Lin Ke ate his meal while quietly opening the game's official website.

Soon, only a few seconds remained on the countdown.

At this moment, Lin Ke noticed that the entire restaurant had fallen silent.

There were no more people walking on the streets, and the whole world seemed to have fallen completely silent at that moment.

The next moment!!!
"Holy crap!!! It was over in a second!!! Not even a second, right?"

"Only 300,000 slots? That's not enough for everyone!"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!"

"I won!!!"

"I won!!!"

"Awesome!!! Bro, you're awesome!!!"

"What?! I won?! Look, let us see?!"

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The restaurant was first filled with complaints, followed by a loud cracking sound.

In an instant, everyone in the restaurant was alarmed!

All of them gathered around with envious and jealous looks!
"Get away! Don't get so close to my brother, who knows if you'll be jealous and try to harm him!"

"Back off! Everyone, back off a bit, please keep a safe distance!"

"That's right, gentlemen, don't blame us for being so heartless, but this concerns my brother's future! Please keep your distance, thank you for your cooperation."

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The guy who shouted that he had won, at this moment, the other five young men next to him quickly stood up and formed a circle around their best friend!
They protected him extremely well.

Clearly, these young people had discussed this situation privately from the beginning, indicating they were quite wary.

"What? Are you trying to protect us from thieves? You make it sound like we're interested in seeing this."

"Exactly, there are 300,000 spots available every five days. Who knows how many more there will be next time? It's like they're making it sound like no one has a chance."

"Go ahead and be as sour as you want!"

“Come on, guys, let’s surround ‘Rat’ and head straight to the community office. They’ll definitely protect Rat there.”

A group of people came and went in a hurry.

We haven't finished our food yet!
Watching the group of young people leave, and the crowd that followed them to watch the spectacle.

Lin Ke was completely baffled.
Even if not all of the billions of people were competing for the qualification, there must have been at least seven or eight billion, right?
One of the 300,000 available spots was won by the kid next door?
Am I really that lucky?
It's even starting to affect the people around us?

Yes, Lin Ke's first thought wasn't to marvel at the young man's good luck, but rather to wonder if it was his own fault.

Don't ask why I think this way; it's just that Lin Ke's experiences these past few days have forced him to think this way.

After all, how do you explain this?
Across a table, among billions of people, this young man was incredibly lucky to win!

Lin Ke felt somewhat helpless about this.

Whether it's right or wrong, it doesn't matter anymore. It's just a qualification, it doesn't seem to have much impact.

Furthermore, Lin Ke felt genuinely envious as he watched the group of young people leave.

What I envy is not the good luck of winning the qualification, but the pure and loyal friendship.

Regardless of whether this friendship was tainted by self-interest, the fact that these young men immediately protected the young man when the crowd gathered around speaks volumes.

At that moment, most of them genuinely weren't thinking much about profit.

A promise? A sense of loyalty?
I just don't know how long it can last.

Heart!
Moreover, these young people were clearly classmates, and they had arranged to participate in the lottery together at this restaurant.

Otherwise, their conversation wouldn't have involved our company or yours.

Classmate friendship? Godfather-godson relationship?
Lin Ke smiled and sincerely hoped that these people could maintain this friendship.

The restaurant owner was also very excited during this time.

He also said that he would have to put up a banner that read, "Congratulations to our customer for winning a game qualification."

It has to be said, this restaurant owner is quite a talent.

Finally, Lin Ke finished eating, paid, and started walking back into the residential area, instead of chatting with the crowd that had gathered around about how lucky those young people were.

There are only two days left until the game launches.

Lin Ke needs to get some rest and exercise.

For the next two days, Lin Ke ignored the outside disturbances.

While practicing his reaction skills using the character cards, he also played some of his favorite games.

It's purely for entertainment and also a way to relieve stress.

Thus, on the day the server was about to open, Lin Ke got up at six o'clock early.

What Lin Ke didn't know was that the day before, the United Nations had discovered a huge, ring-shaped, seven-colored halo with a diameter of more than fifty kilometers over the Arctic Circle.

The seven-colored halo resembled a projection, very illusory and unstable, but it simply floated straight in the eastern Arctic sky, less than 500 meters above the ground.

The UN has already deployed a large number of personnel to conduct research and analysis, and has even mobilized the military. However, the UN has not publicized this matter and has intentionally blocked the news.

It was delivered at midnight, nearly 9 hours later, and I lay down.

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(End of this chapter)